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GPAC Semifinal With Midland Saturday

GAMETIME… Dordt College will host Midland in Great Plains Athletic Conference semifinal action on Saturday, February 23 at 3:00. The game will be broadcast on KDCR 88.5 FM and there will be a video webstream available at www.dordt.edu.athletics. Results and updates will be available at https://twitter.com/dcathletics and at www.dordt.edu/athletics when complete.

SCOUTING REPORT… Midland is 19-11 overall and finished the GPAC season with a 12-8 record. The Warriors started the season with a 4-5 record before running off seven wins in a row from December 8 to January 2. A three game losing streak followed by a four game winning streak put them 15-8. The Warriors had another three game winning streak halted on Saturday, February 16 when they lost an 89-86 decision to Northwestern in Orange City.

The Warriors score 76.1 points per game and allow 68.1 points per outing while holding a 35.6-31.9 rebounding advantage. Midland converts 48 percent of their field goals while opponents are making 45.8 percent of the field goals they attempt. As a team Midland is making 58.9 percent of its free throws and they have turned the ball over 11.3 times per game while forcing 15 turnovers per outing.

James Parrott has a 19.0 points per game average to lead the Warriors and he is grabbing 5.5 rebounds per game. He makes 51.4 percent of his field goals and 33.6 percent of his three-pointers. Ben Imig is good for 12.6 points per game and has a team high 110 assists in 30 games played. Jerome Vaughn and Galen Gullie average 10.6 and 10.5 points per game with Vaughn making 65.8 percent of his field goals and he rebounds at a 7.0 per game clip. Dylan Travis has played in 24 games and has a 7.3 scoring average.

DEFENDER NOTES… The Defenders are 24-6 this season and finished the Great Plains Athletic Conference schedule with a 15-5 record and a runner-up finish in the league standings. The Defenders started the season with six straight wins before losing three games on the road from November 17 to December 8 at which point they stood 9-3. A six game winning streak ensued as the Defenders built their record to 15-3. Two more road losses dropped the Defenders to 16-5 two out of three games in a one week span. Since that point the Defenders have won eight of nine with the lone setback an overtime loss on the road to Northwestern.

Dordt is outscoring teams 81.3-69.3 and they hold a 39.2-30.3 rebounding advantage. The Defenders are converting 50.3 percent of their field goal attempts and limit opponents to 43.0 percent success. The Defenders have turned the ball over an average of 13.6 times per game while opponents have given it up 12.1 times per outing.

Cliff Warner and Trevor Wolterstorff lead the Defenders in scoring with 14.8 and 14.4 points per game respectively. Warner is making 46.0 percent of his three-point shots and has given out 3.6 assists per game. Wolterstorff is converting 56.9 percent of his shots and leads the team in rebounds per game with a 6.7 average. Jordan Vogel is good for 13.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and has 29 blocked shots in 30 games. Chris Sievers and Austin Katje each average 10.3 points per game with Katje converting 47 three-pointers this season—second on the team to Warner’s 109. Sievers has lifted his field goal percentage to 54.3. Kyle Lindbergh is scoring 7.1 points per game and has a 6.0 rebounding average while Shawn Keizer is converting 4.7 points per game with 3.7 rebounds.

NEXT… The winner advances to the GPAC Finals on Tuesday, February 26 at the home of the highest remaining seed in the tournament.

LAST TIME… Midland used a 45-28 halftime advantage to roll to an 84-60 win over Hastings in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Warriors converted 32-55 field goals and 11-17 three-point tries on the way to the win in a game that wasn’t close after the first ten minutes. Gullie scored 19 and made 5-6 three-point shots. Vaughn had 18 points and five rebounds with Parrott scoring 15 and getting six rebounds with four assists and five steals. Imig added 14 points and had four rebounds.

The Defenders led from start to finish in beating Briar Cliff on Wednesday night 91-76. Dordt was 30-54 from the floor and held a 40-24 rebounding advantage as they went over 90 points scored for the seventh time this season. Chris Sievers scored 23 in a reserve role, converting 8-10 field goals and he had six rebounds. Trevor Wolterstorff added 17 and nabbed eight rebounds. Austin Katje was good for 12 points and Kyle Lindbergh added 11 with eight rebounds.

SERIES… Dordt leads the series 16-3 with Dordt holding a 3-2 series advantage over the last two seasons.

Midland won the December 1 meeting in Fremont, Nebraska by a final score of 97-89. Dordt trailed 48-43 at halftime but took the lead on several occasions in the second half. Midland took the lead for good at the 6:06 mark and ran off 11 points in a row over a three minute span to take control of the game. Gullie had 21 points and Parrott 19 in the win with Dylan Travis and Jalen Hueser going for 14 points each off the bench. Jordan Vogel and Cliff Warner both had 15 points in the loss while Austin Katje and Trevor Wolterstorff both had 13.

January 12 the two teams met in Sioux Center with Dordt prevailing 78-69. Dordt was down 37-33 at halftime and trailed 55-47 with 13:21 left in the game. Dordt went to take the lead and the game was played evenly with eight ties, the last at 67-67 with 3:33 left in the contest. Dordt scored 11 of the next 13 points to forge the win. Parrott had 15 points in the loss and Imig added 13. Vogel led Dordt with 15 and Wolterstorff had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Sievers added 13 and Warner 12.

These two teams also met in the GPAC semifinals with Dordt winning in Sioux Center 68-61. Dordt held a slight 32-31 halftime lead and never pulled away until the final five minutes to eliminate the Warriors from the field. The Defenders held a 38-24 rebounding edge and they made 22-25 free throws. Warner led Dordt with 21 points and four assists. Lindbergh scored 16 and had six rebounds with four assists. Vogel added 14 points and nine rebounds. Alex Knobbe and Ben Imig each had 11 for the Warriors and Gullie added nine in a reserve role.